Chapter 36 Big Picture Questions
- What did Gertrude Stein mean when she used the term "the lost generation"?
How did developments in science and art reflect this pessimism?
- Identify the foundations of the Great Depression. What were the market factors
that were primarily responsible? Compare the different government responses
to the Great Depression.
- What were the theoretical foundations for NEP? How does it compare to Leninism?
Contrast the policies of NEP with the First Five-Year Plan. Explain the role
of collectivization in the First Five-Year Plan. Do you agree with the Bolsheviks?
- What were the origins of German Fascism? Explain the appeal of Adolph Hitler
to the Germans.
- Explain how and why Gandhi’s path of non-violent resistance in India
worked when other movements toward independence stalled.